The Bitcoin price slipped as markets brace for a potential Bank of Japan interest rate hike, dampening investor sentiment toward risk assets.
Japan finance chief effectively accepts BOJ rate hike
According to a recent Bloomberg survey of 50 analysts, all forecast that the central bank will raise its policy rate at the meeting.
Japan semiconductor event, Jimmy Lai verdict, BOJ rate decision
Key players in the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain will gather in Tokyo this week for the Semicon Japan event, as the country bids to reclaim its mantle as a major player in chip production.
Japan’s $2.4bn banking IPO signals potential consolidation
SBI Shinsei Bank, which begins trading on Wednesday, has raised $2.4bn, valuing the company at $8.3bn. Owner SBI Holdings plans to retain a majority stake and could use the funds to fuel mergers and ...
Bank of Japan Eyes Rate Hike to Highest Level Since 1995
The Bank of Japan is preparing to raise its policy rate to 0.75% at its December 18-19 meeting, marking the first increase since January 2025 and pushing borrowing costs to their highest level in ...
Bank of Japan Set to Hike Rates to 30-Year High, Posing Another Threat to Bitcoin
Rising Japanese rates and a stronger yen threaten carry trades and could pressure crypto markets despite easing U.S. policy.
Bank of Japan reluctant to intervene on rising yields, sources say
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan sees limited need for emergency intervention to restrain rising bond yields, a move that runs counter to its effort to ...
Video: Japan’s year in politics 2025
A cheat sheet for everything that happened in Japanese politics this year ...
Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40B Terra Luna Crypto Fraud
Behind the scenes, he had struck deals with trading firms to artificially prop up prices, creating what experts later called "a glorified pyramid scheme." ...
UnitedHealthcare murder suspect Luigi Mangione may have had money in crypto, evidence hearing reveals
The suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had a cryptocurrency password on him when he was arrested, new evidence revealed.
Judge tells notorious crypto scammer ‘you have been bitten by the crypto bug’ in handing down 15-year sentence
First Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to prison for his crypto crime. Now, it’s the turn of Do Kwon, who is widely regarded as crypto’s most infamous fraudster after Bankman-Fried. On Thursday, the 34 ...
Popular crypto company shut down by authorities
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation or Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU), supported law enforcement authorities from Switzerland and Germany in ...
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud.
Crypto founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison over $40 billion collapse
Kwon, who co-founded Terraform Labs and developed the TerraUSD and Luna currencies, pleaded guilty and admitted misleading investors.
Analyst downgrades crypto’s most subscribed IPO as stock sinks
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) went public on June 5 on the New York Stock Exchange in what became crypto’s most oversubscribed IPO in decades.
Crypto Entrepreneur Do Kwon Gets 15-Year Prison Sentence
The $40 billion crash of Kwon’s TerraUSD and Luna coins triggered a cascade of company failures across the crypto sector.